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John Cassavetes
John Cassavetes
American Actor
Born: Dec 9, 1929
Died: Feb 3, 1989
Life People Think Try World You
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I hate entertainment. John Cassavetes
Entertainment Hate
The camera is the slave to the actor. John Cassavetes
Camera Actor Slave
I have a one-track mind. That's all that I'm interested in - love. And the lack of it. When it stops. John Cassavetes
Love Mind Lack Stops Interested
I think I probably have the philosophy of a poor man. You know, like maybe I'd steal the pennies off a dead man's eyes. John Cassavetes
You Man Eyes Poor Man Think Philosophy Pennies Steal Like Know Dead Off Maybe Poor
You know as a director what you want, but the film is smarter than you, the film says no, the film says there's something more here. John Cassavetes
You Director Says Something More Smarter Know Than Want Film Here
I won't make shorthand films, because I don't want to manipulate audiences into assuming quick, manufactured truths. John Cassavetes
Films Assuming Make Because Audiences Quick Truths Want Manipulate Shorthand
Everyone who makes a film is at the major distributors' mercy. John Cassavetes
Mercy Everyone Distributors Major Makes Who Film
You can fail in films because you don't have the talent, or you have too much humility, or you lack ferociousness. I'm a gangster. If I want something, I'll grab it. John Cassavetes
You Too Much Films Too Humility Something Fail Talent Because Grab Lack Want Much Gangster
I won't call my work entertainment. It's exploring. It's asking questions of people, constantly. 'How much do you feel? How much do you know? Are you aware of this? Can you cope with this?' A good movie will ask you questions you don't already know the answers to. Why would I want to make a film about something I already understand? John Cassavetes
Work Good You Entertainment People Will Good Movie Would Constantly About Something Feel Do You Know Know Make Call Understand How Answers How Much Questions Want Movie Ask Much Asking Asking Questions Exploring Film Aware Why Cope
My mother and father were never frightened of anything. They always felt that they should go through life happily and without fear, and they did that. And it was a great boon to my brother and myself. John Cassavetes
Life Myself Great Fear Mother Father Mother And Father Boon Brother Through Never Felt Without Always Go Were Frightened Did Anything Happily Should
We only have two hours to change people's lives. John Cassavetes
Change People Only Hours Lives Two

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